linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 2/2] perf report: Display titles in left frame of annotate browser

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Date:   Fri,  5 May 2017 18:27:30 +0800
From:   Jin Yao <yao.jin@...ux.intel.com>
To:     acme@...nel.org, jolsa@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com
Cc:     Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ak@...ux.intel.com,
        kan.liang@...el.com, yao.jin@...el.com, milian.wolff@...b.com,
        Jin Yao <yao.jin@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] perf report: Display titles in left frame of annotate browser

The annotate browser is divided into 2 frames. Left frame
contains 3 columns (some platforms only have one column).

For example:

                   │26  int compute_flag()
                   │27  {
 22.80  1.20       │      sub    $0x8,%rsp
                   │25          int i;
                   │
                   │27          i = rand() % 2;
 22.78  1.20     1 │    → callq  rand@plt

While it's hard for user to understand what the data is.

This patch adds the titles "Percent", "IPC" and "Cycle"
on columns.

Percent  IPC Cycle │
                   │25  __attribute__((noinline))
                   │26  int compute_flag()
                   │27  {
 22.80  1.20       │      sub    $0x8,%rsp
                   │25          int i;
                   │
                   │27          i = rand() % 2;
 22.78  1.20     1 │    → callq  rand@plt

The titles are displayed at row 0 of annotate browser if row 0
doesn't have values of percent, ipc and cycle.

Change log:
----------
v2:
1. Change "Percnt" to "Percent"
2. Add explanations for "Percent", "IPC" and "Cycle".

When user hit hotkey 'h', the help window is popup. Explanations
are added at the bottom of window.

│Report explanation:                                           │
│    Percent: sample percentage for a block                    │
│        IPC: instructions per cycle for a block               │
│      cycle: average number of cycles for a block             │

Signed-off-by: Jin Yao <yao.jin@...ux.intel.com>
---
 tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 52c1e8d..f015813 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -125,12 +125,21 @@ static void annotate_browser__write(struct ui_browser *browser, void *entry, int
 	int i, pcnt_width = annotate_browser__pcnt_width(ab);
 	double percent_max = 0.0;
 	char bf[256];
+	bool show_title = false;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ab->nr_events; i++) {
 		if (bdl->samples[i].percent > percent_max)
 			percent_max = bdl->samples[i].percent;
 	}
 
+	if ((row == 0) && (dl->offset == -1 || percent_max == 0.0)) {
+		if (ab->have_cycles) {
+			if (dl->ipc == 0.0 && dl->cycles == 0)
+				show_title = true;
+		} else
+			show_title = true;
+	}
+
 	if (dl->offset != -1 && percent_max != 0.0) {
 		for (i = 0; i < ab->nr_events; i++) {
 			ui_browser__set_percent_color(browser,
@@ -146,18 +155,30 @@ static void annotate_browser__write(struct ui_browser *browser, void *entry, int
 		}
 	} else {
 		ui_browser__set_percent_color(browser, 0, current_entry);
-		ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ", 7 * ab->nr_events);
+
+		if (!show_title)
+			ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ",
+						  7 * ab->nr_events);
+		else
+			ui_browser__printf(browser, "%*s", 7, "Percent");
 	}
 	if (ab->have_cycles) {
 		if (dl->ipc)
 			ui_browser__printf(browser, "%*.2f ", IPC_WIDTH - 1, dl->ipc);
-		else
+		else if (!show_title)
 			ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ", IPC_WIDTH);
+		else
+			ui_browser__printf(browser, "%*s ",
+					   IPC_WIDTH - 1, "IPC");
+
 		if (dl->cycles)
 			ui_browser__printf(browser, "%*" PRIu64 " ",
 					   CYCLES_WIDTH - 1, dl->cycles);
-		else
+		else if (!show_title)
 			ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ", CYCLES_WIDTH);
+		else
+			ui_browser__printf(browser, "%*s ",
+					   CYCLES_WIDTH - 1, "Cycle");
 	}
 
 	SLsmg_write_char(' ');
@@ -781,7 +802,13 @@ static int annotate_browser__run(struct annotate_browser *browser,
 		"/             Search string\n"
 		"k             Toggle line numbers\n"
 		"r             Run available scripts\n"
-		"?             Search string backwards\n");
+		"?             Search string backwards\n"
+		"\n"
+		"Report explanation:\n"
+		"    Percent: sample percentage for a block\n"
+		"        IPC: instructions per cycle for a block\n"
+		"      cycle: average number of cycles for a block\n"
+		);
 			continue;
 		case 'r':
 			{
-- 
2.7.4